Chapter 29 Chapter 28 Crystal Scroll

The large and small ice cubes gushed out of the fountain fell to the ground with a chirping sound, and soon disappeared in the cold, leaving no drop of water behind. Hawthorne said, "It's dry ice!" Dr. Sloppy: "Dry ice is really rare in nature." A strange thing happened in Texas in the southern United States.Several geological exploration team members went to explore the oil deposits. They drilled holes underground with drilling machines and drilled to a very deep place. Suddenly, the underground gas rushed out of the hole with a pressure of more than 1,000 pounds. Pile of white ice flowers.It turns out that this "ice flower" is not ice but "dry ice" - that is, solid carbon dioxide.Because its temperature is as low as -78.5°C, if you touch it with your hands, black spots and blisters will appear on the skin, and after a few days, it will start to fester.

Ice—solid methane—is also present on the ocean floor. Scientists have also discovered that there are flowing rivers of dry ice on Mars. Dr. Sloppy saw that the fog at the entrance of the cave was slowly dissipating. He stepped forward and threw a small stone into the cave. After a long time, there was a sound of landing, which indicated that the cave was very deep, at least below sea level.The warden ordered the Dutch Scarecrow and Little Barr to find the rope, and they both found all the ropes in the slave cave, and tied knots to make a very long rope. Dr. Sloppy said to the warden, "I have a bad feeling that there must be something mysterious in the cave. However, scientists always take the lead and walk at the forefront of human beings. I will go down and have a look first."

The warden said: "You are going to die, we will set up a tombstone for you at the entrance of this cave." Dr. Sloppy slid down the rope with the flashlight in his teeth. It was agreed in advance that if there was any danger in the hole, he would pull the rope and everyone would pull him up immediately.Dr. Sloppy went down for a long time, but there was still no movement in the cave. Everyone waited impatiently, wondering what Dr. Sloppy encountered down there. After a while, Hawthorne asked to go down and have a look. Dora said worriedly: "Grandpa, your injury is still not healed."

Linfeng said: "Let's wait a while." Hawthorne expressed anxiously that he could not wait any longer, he grabbed the rope impatiently and slid down slowly.However, after Hawthorne went down, another half an hour passed, and there was still no movement. Everyone wondered what was in the cave, and would the two of them be killed? The warden lit a torch and decided to go down to have a look. He also brought a Beretta semi-automatic pistol in case of accidents. He slid down the rope, only feeling the chill, and slowly descending to the bottom, there was an unexpected Big cave.The warden's heart was beating violently, and his pistol was clenched tightly in one hand. He thought there would be some deadly monster in the cave, but the cave was empty——Hawthorne and Dr. Sloppy were gone.

Two people are missing! No one was alive, no dead body was seen. The warden searched the cave at the bottom for a long time, but found nothing. He returned to the ground and told the results to everyone. Everyone felt incredible. This is impossible. , I saw two people going down, but they were not in the cave, so where did they go? Linfeng threw the rope into the hole, and he decided to go down to have a look again. The warden said that he had searched carefully, but there was nothing in the hole.At this time, the rope suddenly moved twice, which indicated that someone below was pulling the rope. Everyone pulled the rope in a hurry, and Hawthorne and Dr. Sloppy were pulled up from the hole.

"I'm not lying, I really didn't see them," said the warden. It turned out that there was a hidden cave on the rock wall in the cave. Dr. Sloppy and Hawthorne slid down to the middle and found this cave and then drilled in, so the warden didn't find them at the bottom. Hawthorne said loudly: "We have discovered a secret!" Dr. Sloppy walked to the bonfire, took out something from his arms and put it on the wooden stand. The thing shone brightly under the light of the fire. Everyone stepped forward and saw that it was a crystal scroll. The whole body of the crystal scroll is crystal clear, and some strange words are engraved on it, which no one knows.

The warden said, "What's written on it?" Hawthorne said: "This crystal scroll has a history of more than 2,000 years, and it records a mysterious legend of the Inuit people. It is said that more than 2,000 years ago, a huge iceberg fell from the sky to the ground..." General Roger interrupted Hawthorne, saying in a tone of disbelief, "It's just nonsense." The Norwegian Snowman said: "I don't believe that an iceberg has fallen from the sky." Dr. Sloppy said: "Idiot, it's true. It's called meteorite in science." The mysterious meteor ice is real.

Meteorites that have fallen on the earth have amazed scientists, but what confuses scientists even more is the meteorites that have fallen on the earth.Meteorites once brought disaster to a school in Chile. Many students were in class when some ice cubes as big as wheels fell from the sky and smashed the roof.Several lumberjacks in Finland have witnessed the falling process of meteor ice. At that time, they were working when a white line suddenly appeared in the clear sky. With the loud noise of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking, a huge piece of ice fell to the ground and fell into the mud. This piece of ice was as big as a house, with a light green luster, fine texture, and translucent in the sun.Relevant departments have conducted investigation and analysis, and confirmed that these ices are meteorites falling from the sky.

Astronomers believe meteorites come from space other than Earth.It should be a fragment of a part of the comet's nucleus.Some scientists even believe that the water on the earth is mainly brought by these meteorites. Numerous incidents of falling ice in the clear sky have attracted the attention of scientists. Like meteorites, meteorites come from unknown galaxies that cannot be reached by human knowledge. They have traveled through the vast universe for an unknown amount of time and have broken into the "trap" of the earth's gravity. , was forced to change the orbit and fall to the ground.Due to the dense atmosphere around the earth, most of the fallen objects are "destroyed" in the atmosphere. Under the high temperature of thousands of degrees, only a few of the original very huge mother bodies will have wreckage on the earth.It is conceivable that the original parent body of meteorite ice must be an extremely huge iceberg in space, and it may be a part of an unknown planet.

Hawthorne continued: "The Inuit have passed down this legend from generation to generation, and they recorded it on crystal scrolls in Latin and Cyrillic letters..." "What is an Inuit?" asked the warden. Dr. Sloppy replied, "It's the Eskimos." Hawthorne said: "Let me put it in simple terms. More than two thousand years ago, a huge meteorite fell from the sky to the ground. The Eskimos believed that there was some kind of mysterious supernatural power contained in this meteorite, which could To help mankind solve the mystery of the universe, they recorded the falling point of the meteorite, and this ancient legend has been passed down from generation to generation. It is incredible that this legend is also a mysterious prophecy. It is predicted that two people will be able to understand it many years later. Crystal scrolls, one of them knows the Latin alphabet, the other the Cyrillic alphabet."

"I know Cyrillic," said Dr. Sloppy. "I happen to know Latin," said Hawthorne. The warden looked at the crystal scroll and said, "This crystal scroll is amazing. It was predicted that you two would appear two thousand years ago. Why is the scroll on this island?" Dr. Sloppy said: "It should be brought to this island by the descendants of the Eskimos." The warden said: "Well, this is not important, I only care about one point, where is the falling ice recorded on the crystal scroll?" Hawthorne was taken aback for a moment, a trace of timidity appeared in his eyes, and everyone looked at him.Dora knew that there were not many places in the world that Hawthorne was afraid of.Hawthorne avoided answering and spoke hesitantly.The warden kept asking, almost threateningly, "Tell me, where is it?" Hawthorne said: "It can be said to be the scariest and most dangerous place on earth." The warden asked: "How terrible and dangerous is it?" Hawthorne turned his head and looked into the distance, as if recalling some terrible past, "There are many strange natural phenomena, whether it is wind, snow, or rising sun, they may be fatal, even if Talking loudly is also life-threatening. The birds, beasts, insects and fish there are genius killers. Every animal you meet may eat you. Every step you take is frightening, and you are afraid of falling into the abyss of eternal doom. One of my companions, just He pissed in the wild and died." Warden: "Where is that place, tell me, I won't be intimidated." Hawthorne said, "North of the North Pole, the Pole!" Linfeng said: "Why is the sun also fatal?" Dr. Sloppy said: "In the Arctic, the light can cause snow blindness and make you get lost. Getting lost in the Arctic means death." General Rogue said: "It's a bit alarmist, so what's the danger in speaking loudly?" "In some parts of the Arctic, the consequences of talking loudly are more serious," Dr Sloppy said. General Roger asked, "What's going to happen?" Dr. Sloppy says, "Avalanche!" Keith said: "Your peeing companion must have been frozen into an ice sculpture, right?" Hawthorne was a little excited, grabbed Jiss by the collar and almost yelled: "Have you ever fought with a polar bear? Watching your companions being killed by a bear and being helpless, what's even more frightening is that after the polar bear left, we cried Use a knife to cut off the flesh of your dead companions to satisfy your hunger, otherwise you will starve to death. Is there anything more cruel than this? Our expedition to the North Pole did not reach the pole at all. Even so, our scientific expedition team The seven people were almost wiped out, and in the end only Captain Gut and I came back alive, don't force me to say any more..." Linfeng and Dora came forward to persuade him, and Hawthorne's mood slowly returned to calm. The warden said: "I finally found out that the past few decades have been a waste of time. Even though I am old, there are few things worth remembering. Even if it is a bad thing, many people are not because they don't want to take risks, but No more dreams, now, my dream is to stand at the North Pole, no, to stand at the pole of the North Pole, the northernmost point of the earth, the pole means the ultimate challenge, such exciting and adventurous things are so exciting. I can’t wait, we To the North Pole!" In order to reach the pole of the North Pole, human beings have made efforts for several centuries. How many people have been buried in the ice and snow, and how many people have returned in vain. Reaching the pole of the North Pole is the greatest glory and dream of explorers. This is a dream. The greatest challenge on earth. If a person stands above the pole, the geographical common sense of "up north, down south, left west, right east" is no longer useful.The front, back, left, and right sides of the body are all facing south.A person can proudly claim to have "round the world" simply by turning around in one place.For the poles, all longitudes of the earth converge to one point, so there is no division of time difference, and the standard of time is lost.If there is a table tennis match at the pole, the little ball will fly from today to yesterday, and fly back from yesterday to today. Very few people have actually reached the North Pole.The British government once offered a huge reward to reward the first human being to reach the North Pole. Many explorers were eager to try. Until April 6, 1909, the laurels were won by American explorer Peary. After suffering, it took 23 years to finally reach the sea ice at the North Pole. Dr. Sloppy said, "When are we leaving?" The warden said: "Tomorrow!" In the world where humans live, there is a very remote ancient kingdom. This is an extremely cold wasteland, but it has always been a paradise for those who know how to survive in this terrible temperature. "From here on, there's never a tree to be seen," Hawthorne said. There is a tree line in the North Pole. Due to the cold climate conditions, it is impossible to grow trees further north. Explorers often use this line as the limit of the North Pole. They were walking in the ice and snow, and a group of birds rushed towards the blue sky like cannonballs from under the ice holes on the ground.These birds are called divers, and they prowl the bottom of the ice under the ice, free like fish, and when they are full, they rush through the ice hole to the sky. It was getting late, Hawthorne found a flat snow field, and taught everyone how to build an Eskimo snow house.Everyone was very interested, and Dora and Baal were even more elated. For them, the small snow house is something that only appears in the fairy tale world. Hawthorne plunged the long knife into the snow and cut into larger snow bricks one by one. To make the cutting easier, he spat on the knife so that it was covered with a smooth layer of ice.First, lay the foundation. He built a circle with snow bricks and trimmed it into an arc, so that the small snow house can be built into a relatively tight circle.When building a wall, you only need to build snow bricks layer by layer, and replace cement with crushed snow.Everyone raised their hands one after another, in groups of two.Linfeng and Dora built a snow house together, Linfeng said something quietly, and Dora's face turned red immediately.Hawthorne told everyone that when building the wall, pay attention to slowly draw it inward, only in this way can the snow house be capped. Keith raised his hand and asked, "Master, where should the door be left?" "Instead of the door being left in the wall, a tunnel is dug inside the snow house, which is kind of like a mole, but has the benefit of preventing the cold air from getting in directly," Hawthorne said. Finally, everyone's snow houses were completed, and Hawthorne did the final acceptance work.The snow houses of the Warden, Dr. Sloppy, General Rogue, and King of Pain are the most qualified. The house of Keith and the Yorkshire Butcher is like a pyramid. The snow house collapsed before it was built, and everyone laughed. That night, Linfeng and Dora slept in a snow house. They hugged each other and slept in the room. In the middle of the night, several raised lines appeared on the ground, forming an enveloping trend, quietly approaching their snow house. They didn't know what terrible things were lurking under the snow...